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Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

      H NORDEN : FRANKFURTER STR 3, DARMSTADT

      Princess Marie of Hesse (1874-78)

      1878

      Albumen print mounted on card | 10.5 x 6.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418640

      Photograph of a half length portrait of Princess Marie of Hesse, facing three-quarters  to the right. She wears a dress with short layered sleeves and a heart-shaped necklace.

      Photograph held in an envelope marked 'Princess Marie of Hesse, 1878, Norden'.

      • Creator(s)

        H Norden : Frankfurter Str 3, Darmstadt (photographer)

        Subject(s)

        Princess Marie of Hesse (1874-78)

      • 10.5 x 6.4 cm (whole object)

      • A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'

      • Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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